Uckfield College

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Downsview Crescent
Uckfield
East Sussex
TN22 3DJ
Phone 01825764844
Reference Number 114590

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1616
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.66%
Girls: 47.34%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 122 139 261
8 143 120 263
9 130 128 258
10 127 115 242
11 147 125 272
12 103 64 167
13 79 74 153

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85%
White, Other 4.4%
Unclassified 3%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
White & Asian 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
African 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2024-06-10
Date Description Report
2024-04-16 School inspection: School inspection:
2022-10-04 School inspection School inspection
2017-03-28 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-07-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-02-07 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-05-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-02-27 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-09-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-01-17 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
50 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 48.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 65.6% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 38.41 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 39.23 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) B C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 23.1% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 128 11
Third Preference 41 1
From another Local Authority 8 2

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Manor Primary School
Downsview Crescent, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1UB
0.2 miles
Rocks Park Primary School
Lashbrooks Road, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 2AY
0.58 miles
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
High Street, New Town, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5DJ
0.74 miles
Harlands Primary School
Mallard Drive, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5PW
0.78 miles
Buxted CofE Primary School
Hurstwood Road, Buxted, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4BB
1.34 miles
Framfield Church of England Primary School
The Street, Framfield, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5NR
1.45 miles
Bonners CofE School
School Hill, Maresfield, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 2EG
1.49 miles
Little Horsted Church of England Primary School
Little Horsted, Lewes Road, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5TS
2.08 miles
Blackboys Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Blackboys, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5LL
2.88 miles
Annan School
Annan Farm, Lewes Road, Easons Green, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5RE
3.03 miles
High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School
Chillies Lane, High Hurstwood, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4AD
3.11 miles
Fletching Church of England Primary School
Church Street, Fletching, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 3SP
3.16 miles
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Hadlow Down, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4HY
3.7 miles
Newick Church of England Primary School
63 Allington Road, Newick, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4NB
3.89 miles
East Hoathly CofE Primary School
Church Marks Lane, East Hoathly, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 6EQ
4.27 miles
Nutley Church of England Primary School
High Street, Nutley, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 3NW
4.55 miles
Barcombe Church of England Primary School
Barcombe Cross, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5DN
4.96 miles
Name Distance
Virtue Therapeutic School Sussex VTSS
Oak View, Mayfield Flat, Cross-in-Hand, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 0TU
4.61 miles
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